OREANDA-NEWS. June 17, 2015. Renaissance Capital, a leading emerging and frontier markets investment bank, announces that it was ranked No.1 in Institutional Investor’s Turkey Equity Strategy rankings.

The 2015 EMEA Research Team survey reflects the opinions of more than 500 portfolio managers and buy-side analysts at 343 institutions that collectively manage approximately \\$296 billion in emerging EMEA equities and \\$145 billion in emerging EMEA debt. 

Ben Samuels, Global Head of Equities at Renaissance Capital, commented: “We are pleased that the professional community has recognised our commitment to market-leading equity research in Turkey. This is a fantastic achievement on our debut year in the rankings and validates our focus on growing our Turkish offering. The country has been a core market for Renaissance Capital since we first launched our operations there in 2011.” 

Michael Harris, who leads the Turkey Equity Strategy team, joined Renaissance Capital in April 2014. Mr. Harris has over 22 years of experience covering the country. Mr. Harris is the most highly ranked country analyst and strategist in the history of the Turkish stock market and he has been awarded top rankings by Institutional Investor in 13 of the last 14 years. Senior Analysts Ilgin Erdogan, Alex Kazbegi, Mete Ozbek and Can Demir lead coverage of the Turkish stock market while Ozlem Turgay heads Renaissance Capital’s Turkish sales effort.